The Race normally went to the Swifts. The Swifts were a family, a large, loose family. They hunted together and they kept it all within their own.
Outsiders were never welcome. Family growth was based on word-of-mouth and secret initiation ceremonies. The Swifts dominated because they were speedy, agile and changeable with a sharp sense of smell and a malleable nature. To break them down you had to (more…)
Yes, a new post will be coming soon. Don’t know when, don’t know what about. Certainly not kittens or cats. Because we hate all cats here at SloWord. With a passion… Yes, a passion usually reserved for a hearty sneeze or (more…)
I'm writing HowTos at work too, so why not just put some of those creative juices to work here, eh? This is (could be, uh, would be if you participated) a highly interactive HowTo. Other interactive posts, however, have all failed to cause any interaction. Put bluntly, they have ALL sunk into oblivion…
I cannot understand it. There seems to be a section of internet surfers who search for "Late Kate". Everyday, I am seeing 4-5 seekers seeking Kate. What they are looking for I don't know, but they end up here because of this very silly post about the then impending arrival of Prince George.…
Character Building I was at some airport or hotel room or transit lounge when the phrase “Alone Again, Naturally" popped in to my head. From there to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, specifically the Mikado was but a little skip. I wondered how many people know or remember where the term “the…
The English Kedgeree takes it’s name from the Indian melange of rice and lentils and adds a hodge-podge of fish, eggs and cream, turning it into something distinctly different from the variations available in India. Growing up, The Slo-Man remembers the pale, (more…)
Actually a revamp. We've added the goodness of papaya and the healing properties of acai berries to give you a blog reading experience that you will quite easily forget. Yawning already? That will be the stimulus control therapy that comes free with this blog. Wait a second, you say. This blog has always…
I fear people may be a little confused aboot this. Yes, I live in Canada. Why do you ask? Sorry - back to TLRB. There was an altruistic fervor, uh, well, maybe not fervor, but at least a do-good, feel-good passion, no, that's too strong a word, feeling. Since then the logical side…
It's a confusing world here. I'm sitting at a long table facing the baristas. Three out of four are pretty, a pretty good percentage. I wonder how any one gets any work done at any of these places. There's the conversations around me. The tall man on my right is talking on his…
The Slo-Man was recently struck by a comment. It jumped right off the screen and hit him smack between the eyes. He then went digging into some facts and embarked on a mini-voyage of self-discovery. How did this come about? The Slo-Man, who is still catching up with his reading, after the exertions…